[Paraview] energy setup of light source

2012-08-21 Thread Chris
Hello people, is there an opportunity to increase the energy of the light source? My constructed models look mostly darker as the selected color. Thx, Chris ___ Powered by www.kitware.com Visit other Kitware open-source projects at http://www.kitwa

Re: [Paraview] energy setup of light source

2012-08-21 Thread Moreland, Kenneth
You can modify the lighting settings in the view settings. There is a button right above the rendering window (next to the camera undo/redo) with an icon that looks like a dialog box. You can also get to the view settings from the menu bar Edit -> View Settings... -Ken On 8/21/12 2:25 AM, "Ch

Re: [Paraview] energy setup of light source

2012-08-21 Thread Chris
Hello Ken, thx I tried to increase the light in every direction, but it does not work. I think it´s not possible to save this information in x3d file format. Or is there any opportunity? Thx, Chris Am 21.08.2012 um 15:31 schrieb Moreland, Kenneth: > You can modify the lighting settings in

Re: [Paraview] energy setup of light source

2012-08-21 Thread Moreland, Kenneth
ParaView uses OpenGL for its 3D rendering, and in OpenGL the light source intensities are fixed to the range [0,1]. You cannot create a light brighter than that. You can add more lights, though. I've known people to turn on both the headlight and light kit to make objects more bright. Now, in y

Re: [Paraview] energy setup of light source

2012-08-22 Thread Chris
Hello Ken, yes I saved it within x3d. Afterwards I converted it to wrl with the program BS Contract and finally I opened it with Zprint. Zprint is a program for rapid prototyping. In the last program, which is needed for a 3D print the 3D model looks not that bright. It looks more dark. Theref